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Bacj 253:Investigative Research On The Internet Question Paper

Bacj 253:Investigative Research On The Internet

Course:Communication And Journalism

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2012

KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

END OF 3''RD ''TRIMESTER 2012 (DAY) EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM
UNIT CODE : BACJ 253
UNIT TITLE : INVESTIGATIVE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET
TIME : 2 HOURS

Instructions:

Answer question one and any other two.

Question One

Explain how the following online communities can be utilized by an investigative journalist.

Blogs

(5 marks)

Chat rooms

(5 marks)

Use of online information has legal and ethical implications. Explain with examples

(20 marks)

Question Two

Outline ten features of online information.

(10 marks)

Give a positive and a negative critique of online information.

(10 marks)

Question Three

The internet and the web can be very resourceful to an investigative researcher but should be used cautiously.

Explain how you would exercise caution when using the internet.

(10 marks)

What skills/techniques would help you to be a better user of the internet.

(10 marks)

Question Four

To use the internet and the web well, it is of paramount importance to know how they two work.

Identify the main protocol of the Internet.

(5 marks)

Name five other protocols that work with the main protocol of the Internet. Explain the function of each of the five.

(5 marks)

How is data transmitted over the internet.

(5 marks)

Explain what happens from the time you input a search term in your search engine to the time you receive feed book from the web.

(5 marks)

Question Five

Write brief notes on the following.

(10 marks)

ISP
Hot Spot
URL
Search method
Boolean Logic

Outline ten features of a good search engine.

(10 marks)

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